Investors are buoyed by stronger-than-expected US labor market data, with 227,000 new non-farm jobs created, despite a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.2%. Optimism for a Fed rate cut on December 18 has surged, with an 85.1% probability indicated by the CME Group's "Fed Watch Tool." Meanwhile, political instability in France, following a government crisis, adds to market uncertainties.